In debate or philosophy, the person making a claim is responsible for proving it.
"Preponderance of the evidence" (more likely than not). š§ Logical Context
If you find yourself in a situation where the burden of truth matters: Who made the initial statement?
Does the proof match the scale of the claim?
Burden of truth (more commonly known as the ) is the legal and philosophical obligation to provide enough evidence to support a claim. āļø Legal Context
To help you apply this, are you looking at this from a , philosophical , or personal perspective?
Don't feel forced to "disprove" a claim that hasn't been proven yet. Check the Standard:
"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."